Art in Ashland recap

I'm back from Art in Ashland and recovering from 5 days of fun and creativity that I'm finding hard to capture in words, so I have LOTS of photos to share.

The event was held at the gorgeous historic Ashland Springs Hotel in Ashland, Oregon.
There was a delightful terrace area off the ball room where the workshops took place. Here is Cassondra, Michelle, myself and Hope giddy to all be together:)The first night there was an opening reception with goodie bags for us all, food, wine, shopping and creating. We were all delighted that we were about to begin a wonderful weekend together.
Cuties Pam and Amy were selling their wares.
Anahata and her mother Gina. What an amazing mother/daughter team they are!

The first day was Pam's class. I created this Autumn/Halloween journal to fill with inspiration for my favorite time of year.

I have been fortunate enough to take classes from Pam a few times a year over the past few years. She's always a wonderful teacher and inspiration.

Michelle brought tons of goodies in a gorgeous color palette.

Here she is working on a "play" page we made in class.

The second day was Amy Hanna's jewelry class. The night before Natalie did a demo for us on working with clay that turns to silver. It's so stinkin' cool. She even brought a little kiln with her. That girl thinks of everything! I made the Artsy Mama pennant below.These are the necklaces I made in Amy's class. I had never made jewelry before using wire wrapping. I found it challenging and a lot of fun. Can't wait to connect more things with this technique.

Sally Jean and Pam showcasing their necklaces from the day.
Cassondra made this gorgeous piece of art.

Here are the pals again about to get on the double decker bus to go over to the PaPaYa studios.

The PaPaYa world headquarters!! Gorgeous.

It was amazing to see Anahata's original pieces.

Kathleen and Hope hanging out at the studio. Kathleen is a designer for PaPaYa. What a dream job!
I *heart* inspiration boards.

The third day was Anahata's class. This was really challenging for me. Trying to turn off my critical "monkey mind" and play. I came up with this large canvas below.

Hope and Kathleen working on their masterpieces. The work that came out of this class was absolutely breathtaking.

Cassondra's gorgeous creation.

Dana's bright, vibrant art work.

Anahata during the show and tell at the end of the event. She is absolutely brilliant inside and out.

Natalie's wonderful canvas creation.

Romy was a doll and created such fabulous art! Jennifer's unique style was stunning.

Elisabeth did some amazing work with soft tones.

Amy made some really fun work.

We were all wowed by Christine's Marie Antoinette inspired piece.

Rebecca with her stunning piece.

The last night we had an event at the store PRIZE in downtown Ashland. We were all like kids in a candy shop. Really...check out all this old fashioned candy.

Anahata put on an unforgetable event.

Relaxing in our room on the last night. Enjoying our art, Bailey's shivers and giggles.

In other news, both of the Sweet and Sinister blogs are now full. I had a 100 person limit for each blog and was truly amazed to see them fill so quickly. Next year I will try to figure out a way to open it to everyone interested. Thanks for understanding.

Have a great weekend!